NakedSword Receives XBIZ Gay Web Company of the Year Award

LOS ANGELES — VOD membership site NakedSword won the prestigious “Gay Web Company of the Year” award at this year's XBIZ Awards.

The company also grabbed “Best VOD Site,” and CEO Tim Valenti was named  “Business Person of the Year" at the 12th annual Cybersocket Awards also held this week in L.A.

Valenti said of the big wins, "We couldn't be more pleased with the reception we received at the industry's top award shows this week in L.A.

"A sincere thank you to XBIZ, Cybersocket, and all of our members around the world for recognizing the work we put into making NakedSword the best VOD Membership site in the gay adult space.  2012 is set up to be our biggest year yet and I can't wait for everyone to see what we have planned."

The company said the string of award wins come just weeks ahead of several announcements of its plans for 2012, one of which being the impending release of a newly rebuilt and redesigned NakedSword.com that’s undergone a full redesign from top to bottom including an entirely new back-end offering customers more streaming and rental options than ever before.

NakedSword also announced a new strategic partnership with Davyd Dixon Entertainment for public relations, strategic business development, advertising and marketing.

NakedSword joins Dixon’s group of clients that includes BelAmi, CockyBoys and their affiliated companies and websites.

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